At the Women in the World Summit in New York, Harvey Weinstein accusers Asia Argento and Ambra Battilana Gutierrez discuss the ramifications of the #MeToo movement and the importance of keeping the conversation alive. (April 13)AP

Actress Asia Argento raises her fist as she arrives for the closing ceremony of Cannes Film Festival in May. She took the awards stage to give a blistering speech about Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul she’s accused of raping her at Cannes.(Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

Jimmy Bennett, who was 17 at the time of the encounter, alleges that he was assaulted by Argento in a California hotel in 2013, when the actress was 37. (The age of consent in California is 18.) Bennett’s lawyer notified Argento of his intention to sue for $3.5 million for emotional distress, lost wages, assault and battery. The Italian actress agreed to pay him $380,000, months after she went public last fall with her allegations against Weinstein.

Three people familiar with the case told the Times the documents were authentic.

USA TODAY has reached out to Argento’s representative for comment. Bennett declined comment to the Times.

Argento, 42, and Bennett, now 22, co-starred as a teenage mother and her son in the 2004 film “The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things,” which Argento directed and co-wrote.

This May, Argento gave a fiery speech about sexual assault at the closing ceremony of Cannes. “This festival was his hunting ground,” she told the black-tie crowd. “I want to make a prediction: Harvey Weinstein will never be welcomed here ever again. He will live in disgrace, shunned by a film community that once embraced him and covered up for his crimes.

“Even tonight,” she continued, “sitting among you, there are those who still have to be held accountable for their conduct against women, for behavior that does not belong in this industry, does not belong in any industry. You know who you are. But most importantly, we know who you are. And we’re not going to allow you to get away with it any longer.”